The Nameless of the Common Clans

"Brother, do you really want to form an alliance with Yuan Shu?" After sending Chen Gui away, Guan Yu frowned and looked at Liu Bei. They had a real fight with Yuan Shu before, and it was not them who took the initiative to provoke Yuan Shu, but Yuan Shu took the initiative to fight them. Now they are asked to take the initiative to seek peace with Yuan Shu. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei naturally feel uncomfortable.

"What do you think, Gongtai?" Liu Bei did not speak, but looked at Chen Gong beside him. Although Liu Bei needed to rely on the power of Chen's father and son at the moment, Liu Bei had never been disrespectful to Chen Gong who had always been by his side, and would ask Chen Gong's opinion on everything.

Chen Gong was also very happy with Liu Bei's attitude. Maybe he used Liu Bei before, but the two sides had been through hardships together, and Chen Gong also felt that Liu Bei was a man who could do great things. Now he has completely joined Liu Bei.

"My lord, Gong thinks that although the father and son of the Chen family have selfish motives, they are not wrong in this matter." Chen Gong nodded and said, "Now that Cao Cao has obtained the land of Yuzhou, Yuan Shu's Jianghuai land and Xuzhou are bound to be obtained by Cao Cao. With these two places, he can be on par with Yuan Shao and Chen Mo! If the lord continues to fight with Yuan Shu, Cao Cao will only reap the benefits!"

"Military Advisor, we should make a truce with Yuan Shu, why do we still want to form an alliance with him?" Guan Yu frowned.

"A truce is necessary, but if there is no alliance, Cao Cao will attack Xuzhou, and Yuan Shu may not pay attention." Chen Gong smiled and said, "My lord, the current situation is like this. If you form an alliance with Yuan Shu, Cao Cao will not dare to act rashly. But if our two families do their own things, Gong thinks that Cao Cao will attack Xuzhou first. Therefore, Gong also thinks that my lord should form an alliance with Yuan Shu. Not only Yuan Shu, but also Lu Bu in Nanyang can form an ally to attack Cao Cao."

From this point of view, Cao Cao's position is a bit awkward. Although Chen Mo and Yuan Shao also have future troubles, they are not as numerous as Cao Cao. The alliance of Lu Bu, Liu Bei, and Yuan Shu is enough to threaten Cao Cao.

"Gongtai is right." Liu Bei nodded. In this way, he suddenly felt that Cao Cao was not so scary. Then he thought, "But Gongtai thinks who can be an envoy to persuade Yuan Shu to form an alliance?"

"Brother Xianhe's mission will succeed." Chen Gong smiled.

Xianhe is Jian Yong's courtesy name. He is also the earliest counselor to follow Liu Bei. Although he is not a first-class counselor, he is also a capable official. He is also eloquent and can persuade Yuan Shu to form an alliance. Jian Yong is the most suitable person.

"In this case, let Xianhe go to Shouchun on my behalf." Liu Bei thought about it and agreed. He only had a few people under him. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were obviously not suitable. Jian Yong would be the best person to go. He nodded immediately.

"My lord, there is one more thing I hope you will think twice." Chen Gong hesitated for a moment, looked at Liu Bei and said seriously.

"It's okay to speak if Gongtai has something to say." Liu Bei said with a smile.

"The Chen family father and son can be used but not trusted, not just because of the Marquis of Changling. If Xuzhou is difficult to defend, the Chen family will definitely turn to Cao Cao." Chen Gong said solemnly. Originally, he shouldn't have said this. After all, this is the norm for aristocratic families. But now that he has chosen to be loyal to Liu Bei, he is naturally worried that Liu Bei is too credulous. Although Liu Bei has the courage of a wise leader, he lacks insight and cognition on some levels.

Liu Bei nodded silently after hearing this. He probably understood Chen Gong's intention. He was afraid that it would be difficult for him to make the Chen family be loyal to him wholeheartedly like Chen Gong.

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Chen Family Mansion

After Chen Gui and Chen Deng returned, Chen Deng saw that there was no one around and said, "Father, in my brother's letter, we were asked to help Liu Bei resist Cao Cao, but do you think Liu Bei can really stop Cao Cao?"

"If we can make Yuan Shu and Liu Bei form an alliance, it may not be impossible." Chen Gui walked and thought, "I have asked your uncle to join Yuan Shao. Yuan Shu is not really ignorant. As long as Yuan Shu is willing to form an alliance with Liu Bei and help each other, it will be difficult for Cao Cao to attack Xuzhou. But my son also needs to think of countermeasures early."

Although Chen Deng served Liu Bei, he had no real power. Although the Chen family had decided to help Liu Bei, Cao Cao was powerful after all, and the Chen family did not dare to help with all their strength, so as not to completely anger Cao Cao. They must control their own power. Even if Liu Bei was defeated one day, the Chen family must have enough trump cards in Xuzhou to prevent Cao Cao from easily attacking the Chen family.

"I never thought that Bo Dao would have such a great reputation now, but it's hard to predict whether it's good or bad." Chen Gui sighed. No one expected Chen Mo to reach this point today, but even if Chen Mo is already one of the three heroes in the north, the Chen family dare not put all their assets on Chen Mo. If Chen Mo loses, the Chen family still has room for maneuver. But if the Chen family supports Chen Mo with all their strength, if he wins, Chen Mo's branch will naturally be glorious, but the benefits that Chen Gui and Chen Yu can get are actually not much, but if they lose, they will be implicated.

This is also the reason why Chen Mo did not make too many requests to the family, and Chen Gui did not give Chen Mo much help.

"I think that Brother Mo has a good chance of success." Chen Deng said with a smile: "Now Brother Mo has obtained the land of Sanfu and Bingzhou. There are mountains and rivers in the east to defend. To the west, Ma Teng and Han Sui may not be Brother Mo's opponents. Just wait for him to stabilize Xiliang and consolidate the foundation. Then he can send troops to the Central Plains or guard the gates. Although Cao Cao is powerful and can command the princes with the emperor, if Xuzhou is not stable, he will be surrounded by enemies and it may be difficult to fight him. I have also seen Yuan Benchu. Although he is also a great man, he is too indecisive."

In general, Chen Mo still has a great chance.

"The division of the Central Plains into three parts may take a long time. It is not necessarily clear who will win in the end. Sometimes, things in this world depend on fate and luck. My Chen family has had many misfortunes so far. Although the population is gradually growing, if we make a wrong step, we will be doomed!" Chen Gui shook his head and sighed.

Now, if we divide part of the family business and population to support Chen Mo, others will not say anything. If Chen Mo wins in the end, the status of the Chen family will naturally be extraordinary, but if he loses, the ones who stay behind will be enough to ensure that the Chen family will continue to have incense.

Chen Cong surrendered to Chen Mo, Chen Yu surrendered to Yuan Shao, and Chen Gui and Chen Deng stayed in Xuzhou. On the one hand, they could preserve their ancestral property, and on the other hand, they could leave some room for the Chen family. If Yuan Shao lost, Chen Yu would be protected by Chen Mo and Chen Gui. If Chen Mo lost... at least Chen Cong and Chen Ying could be protected.

As for Chen Mo, he will have to pay a blood price if he takes this road. Chen Gui has already written to Chen Mo, saying that it would be best if he could secretly send a son back to Xuzhou. Even if Chen Mo is unfortunately defeated in the future, it can also ensure that Chen Mo's lineage will continue to be prosperous.

"As for Liu Bei, although my son is optimistic about this man, he can help him, but don't be too deep. Even if Cao Cao is defeated, the Central Plains will be annexed by Yuan Shao and Bo Dao, and there is Yuan Shu by his side. It will be difficult for him to become a great man!" Chen Gui looked at Chen Deng and said seriously.

As for Liu Bei, he is indeed a wise leader, but it is a pity that he was born at the wrong time. Now that the Central Plains situation has been determined, even if Cao Cao is defeated in the end, Liu Bei may not be able to replace Cao Cao as one of the three heroes, and he will eventually be destroyed. Such a person, no matter how much he likes him, is not worthy of the Chen family's trust.

You can use him, but you can't rely on him.

"Don't worry, father, I know my limits." Chen Deng smiled.

"I heard that Bodao already has two sons and one daughter..." Chen Gui turned his head to look at Chen Deng, then sighed and shook his head and said, "Yuanlong can consider surpassing him in this regard."

Chen Deng: "..."

"There is nothing important these days, my son needs to work hard." After Chen Gui finished speaking, he got up and left

Work hard?

Chen Deng was a little helpless. Can this kind of thing be solved by power? It seems that I need to ask a famous doctor to treat me.

……

In Juancheng, Cao Cao frowned and looked at the map and said, "Fengxiao, do you think I should defeat Liu Bei first?"

"Yes." The young man nodded and smiled, "If the lord attacks Nanyang first, not to mention that Lu Bu and Liu Biao have already formed an alliance, Changling Hou will probably not sit idly by and watch Cao Gong seize Nanyang. If Changling Hou takes advantage of the lord's capture of Nanyang and sends troops from Yique, goes down the Yishui River, and cuts off the lord's retreat, the army will surely collapse."

This young man was Guo Jia, the talent recommended to Chen Mo by Cai Yong. In fact, when Chen Mo went to Yingchuan, Guo Jia knew the news and knew Chen Mo's intention. At that time, Chen Mo's reputation was a bit bad, so Guo Jia took the initiative to retreat and did not meet him. Later, he joined Yuan Shao with his friends, but found that Yuan Shao was not a man who could accomplish things, so he resigned and returned home soon.

In fact, Guo Jia hesitated between Chen Mo and Cao Cao. Both Chen Mo and Cao Cao were heroes in troubled times. They had come to this point with their own abilities. In Guo Jia's opinion, both were far better than Yuan Shao in terms of ability and courage.

On the one hand, Chen Mo himself was very intelligent. If Guo Jia went, his abilities would overlap with Chen Mo's, and Chen Mo would have a counselor around him. Another reason was Cao Cao's sincerity. After Xi Zhicai died, Xun Yu recommended Guo Jia to Cao Cao, but Cao Cao personally visited him and treated him with great courtesy. That was the highest respect for Guo Jia. Therefore, Guo Jia finally chose Cao Cao.

Of course, Chen Mo knew about this. Yingchuan was under the rule of Cao Cao, and Chen Mo could not personally take risks to come to Yingchuan to seek talents. It was not that he did not value him, but with Chen Mo's current status, taking risks like this would make people feel unstable and damage his own dignity. And just as Guo Jia considered, Chen Mo definitely wanted outstanding counselors, but he was not as eager as Cao Cao.

Cao Cao nodded. This Lu Bu is really lucky. Although his power is not big, he is at the junction of the three major princes. Chen Mo dare not move lightly, and Cao Cao dare not move lightly. Liu Biao can't beat him.

"But what if Lu Bu takes the opportunity to attack when I conquer Xuzhou?" Cao Cao frowned.

"My lord should worry about Changling Hou instead of Lu Bu. You can send a general to station in Lu and pretend to want to march to Nanyang, so that Lu Bu will retreat. But if my lord sends troops to Xuzhou, you should break it quickly with thunder. If you don't move, it's fine. If you move, it's best to fight it down. Otherwise, Changling Hou and Yuan Gong will not sit and watch my lord get Xuzhou. In my opinion, now is not a good opportunity." Guo Jia bowed.

"Feng Xiao, when will it be a good opportunity?" Cao Cao asked with a smile.

"When Yuan Shu is in chaos!" Guo Jia smiled and said, "And, in Xuzhou, my lord also needs to be well prepared."